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. 2021 Oct 31;14(11):1116. doi: 10.3390/ph14111116

Table 1.

Summary of the effects of zotepine (ZTP) on astroglial L-glutamate release and Cx43 expression in the astrocyte.

Therapeutic-Relevant Supratherapeutic Therapeutic-Relevant Supratherapeutic
Release Basal (ACSF) Activated (HK-ACSF)
Acute Non Increase
GAP19(-)
Non Increase
GAP19(+)
DEBC(-)
Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3
Subchronic Non Increase,
GAP19(+)
DEBC (-)
Non Increase
GAP19(+)
DEBC(+)
Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3
Chronic Increase Increase Figure 8
Cx43 Expression Cytosol Plasma membrane
Acute Non Figure 7
Subchronic Non Increase Non Increase
DEBC (+)
Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6
Chronic Increase Figure 7

Cx43: connexin43, ACSF: artificial cerebrospinal fluid, HK-ACSF: incubated high (100 mM) K+ with Ca2+-free ACSF, GAP19: N-terminal transactivator of transcription GAP19 (selective Cx43 inhibitor), 10-[4′-(N,N-diethylamino)butyl]-2-chlorophenoxazine hydrochloride (protein kinase B inhibitor), non: no effect, increase: enhanced L-glutamate release or Cx43 expression, GAP19 (−): GAP19 insensitive, GAP19 (+): GAP19 sensitive, DEBC (−): DEBC insensitive, DEBC (+): DEBC sensitive.